From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Letter with a technical drawing proposing a modification to a breather.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\3\ scan0126 | |
| Date | 21th June 1921 | |
| Unfortunately it comes so close to the steering box that it is very difficult to attach it in service, which is what we want it for particularly. And how to clear everything in that busy corner is more than we can see. It is cheaper to produce & lighter than the present breather. But we think that the more practical thing from the service point of view is an adaptation of what a chauffeur has already done on one Post War car, namely: [Drawing annotations] Existing cap. Existing tube. 3/4" pipe to equal area of existing openings in breather. projecting through undershield. Don't you think this would be a good scheme? By June 21. | ||